Unit 2 - American Modernism
Big Idea - the emergence of "American Modernism" in literature
EQs -
1. How did modernization result in isolation and disillusionment?
2. Why was modern man alienated?
Anchor Text - The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald's third book stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby, his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, and lavish parties on Long Island is an exquisitely crafted tale of American in the 1920s - from Scribner Classics
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Modernism in literature
Notes courtesy of your background presentations
- people were disconnected from the world because of the changes
- people were attached to leisure activities and drew away from others
- Roaring - false sense of happiness and success
- no interaction with each other
- people weren't used to the changes
- alienated because people were so focused on getting ahead personally
- average man wasn't common
- rejection of tradition
- people thought anything was possible
- many weren't concerned with the other half of society
- wrapped up in society's changes
- people were impulsive and didn't think about how choices would affect their future
- changes made life easier
- people were socially diverse
- this new and exciting life wasn't as great as it was supposed to be
- people had more time (due to inventions) to question why things were the way they were
- greater standard of living
- people experiences a loss of identity and sense of morals
- anything goes society
- set ideal person - being free and doing your own thing
- Lost Generation - moving in the wrong direction
- people wanted more than what previous generations had promised
- people were oblivious to what was happening around them
- social boundaries were intensified and challenged
Read it online
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fitzgerald/f_scott/gatsby/contents.html
Listen to it online
http://esl-bits.net/Books/The_Great_Gatsby/
Journals
1. First thoughts/opinions/impressions of TGG ~ paragraph
2. Detail 5 characters - Nick, Daisy, Tom, Jordan, Myrtle
3. Gatsby's party preparations and activities (10 bullets)
4. Gatsby and Daisy's past relationship and his present plan for them ~paragraph
5. Gatsby's American dream and why he's alienated ~paragraph
6. Compare/Contrast Gatsby and Tom ~15 pts
7. Accident report (see below)
8. Symbols - the green light and the billboard (see below)
9. The corruption of the American dream in the 1920s (see below)
Journal 7 - Open this document and copy and paste it into your personal journals document - use your book to fill in the details!
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Journal 8 - symbols - what do they represent? Use the following book pages to write a paragraph each of what
The billboard
old book pages 27, 131, 167
new book pages 23, 124, 159
old book pages 27, 131, 167
new book pages 23, 124, 159
Journal 9 - read this article
http://schoolworkhelper.net/the-great-gatsby-corruption-of-the-american-dream-in-the-1920%E2%80%99s/
and address how our characters' dreams were corrupted: Gatsby, Tom, Daisy, Myrtle, & Nick
http://schoolworkhelper.net/the-great-gatsby-corruption-of-the-american-dream-in-the-1920%E2%80%99s/
and address how our characters' dreams were corrupted: Gatsby, Tom, Daisy, Myrtle, & Nick
QUIZZES
Chapters 1-3 quiz
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VVVJBRQIXGVYDrvH_ivEOclIOewetRHDyqDWBr3E_Sk/viewform
Chapters 4-6 quiz
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11X0kdnaeBhjIN149ibYP7C7eIXkbqYDhRz9PooJd69s/viewform
Chapter 7-9
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JUKsSLwCdRLOvlxMOrETR1J1Y0uLiDvMZ-uDW1e5vxY/viewform
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VVVJBRQIXGVYDrvH_ivEOclIOewetRHDyqDWBr3E_Sk/viewform
Chapters 4-6 quiz
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11X0kdnaeBhjIN149ibYP7C7eIXkbqYDhRz9PooJd69s/viewform
Chapter 7-9
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1JUKsSLwCdRLOvlxMOrETR1J1Y0uLiDvMZ-uDW1e5vxY/viewform
Free Write
In chapter 5, Daisy and Gatsby meet for the first time in nearly five years. Through Nick's eyes, we see their initial slightly awkward reaction to each other. Then Nick leaves the house and returns to a room filled with emotion.
- With a partner, creatively write the conversation between Daisy and Gatsby that is not included in the book. Pick up where Gatsby re-enters the room after talking with Nick in the kitchen and end when Nick returns.
- Keep it realistic to what we know about Daisy and Gatsby
- Type using the English 3 template - contractions and 1st and 2nd person are okay
- Think of this like writing a drama
- Include stage directions - italicized and in parentheses
- Not every line of dialogue needs a stage direction
- Write at least 200 words - from the title down; stage directions count
- Proofread and submit to Canvas
- Be prepared to share with the class
FINAL PAPER
The Great Gatsby takes place during the time of Modernism in the United States. In his essay "Towards a Definition of American Modernism," Daniel Joseph Singal notes that novelists such as F. Scott Fitzgerald "chronicaled the disintegration of modern society and culture, but [their] primary concern...was somehow 'to make the world re-cohere'" (20).
Consider Singal's words as you answer the following prompt:
First draft due to turnitin.com on Thursday, March 31 by 3:25 p.m.
Final draft due to turnitin.com on Friday, April 1 by 11:59 p.m.
Consider Singal's words as you answer the following prompt:
- How does F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby provide a critique of the modern world?
First draft due to turnitin.com on Thursday, March 31 by 3:25 p.m.
Final draft due to turnitin.com on Friday, April 1 by 11:59 p.m.
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Movie Free Write
BEFORE WATCHING
What scene are you most looking forward to seeing in the movie?
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WHILE WATCHING
How does that scene compare in the movie to how it happened in the book?
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When thinking of the similarities between the book and the movie, what more would you have liked to see in the movie?
When considering the differences, why do you believe those changes were made in the movie?
If your scene was not shown in the movie, why do you think the director would have omitted it?
When considering the differences, why do you believe those changes were made in the movie?
If your scene was not shown in the movie, why do you think the director would have omitted it?